Emma

I took a deep breath, wondering what I’d got myself into. I should tell Sebastian that this wasn’t going to happen, I hated losing, and most of all I hated casinos. I had a feeling that he knew exactly what was going to happen next; I had been naive thinking that I had the upper hand.

As they called for the last bidder I wondered if Sebastian knew that he was about to win.

“You’re not tricking me are you?”

Sebastian smirked, wordlessly answering my question, which should in itself have made me want to leave the table. But my feet felt as if they were stuck in quicksand as curiosity got the better of me. Sophia’s brother had filled out and was so fucking hot. Like too hot. He was once a spotty little kid that used to hang on to my every word. That was back when we’d first met, when Sophia was my roommate back in college. Since then he’d filled out, and judging by the tight biceps that were holding onto me, in more places than one.

I could smell his strong musk, and as I turned to him